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The low payout doesn’t necessarily mean dairy farmers will stop work on environmental projects on their farms.

Federated Farmers wants the Government to fast-track its infrastructure projects in dairy regions to assist local economies through the downturn in dairy prices.

Key industry organisations are happy with some changes to the Health and Safety Reform Bill, but Federated Farmers still has concerns about clarity on who is responsible for what.

Federated Farmers say sharemilkers urgently need to go through partial budgets with their farm owners.

The Parliamentary Select Committee’s delay on the Health and Safety Reform Bill has led to improvements for the farming industry, say the Federated Farmers.

Federated Farmers want the government to give immediate attention to the Local Government '10 point plan' for rates reform.

We've gone from prosperity to austerity in the last 12 months. Though it’s been tough, dairy farmers can take pleasure in telling the public what they have been investing in the environment.

Farmer confidence has moved further into negative territory, as shown by the Federated Farmers’ new-season July 2015 Farm Confidence Survey.

Federated Farmers say many New Zealand dairy farmers are “going back to basics” as the downward trend in global dairy prices continues.

The first-ever warning to a sheep and beef farmer on exceeding nitrogen caps shows that Overseer is a “blunt instrument”, says Rick Powdrell, Federated Farmers meat and fibre chair.